Project Kits

Dragsters are an exciting method to teach the metric system and the design process. Students design and build a prototype and then produce an actual CO2-powered dragster and race it! An illustrated, self-directed student workbook holds the students’ attention as they learn step-by-step automotive-design processes.

Kits and packs are available in balsa wood or basswood and with or without the polystyrene blank.

Requires a drill, coping saw, wood file or rasp, ruler, scissors, finish, and a race system, sold separately. Storage boxes are included in single kits but are sold separately for 50-packs.

Design a shorter, lighter dragster with this kit instead of our regular Metric Dragster Kit. The only difference is that this basswood body blank is about 100 mm shorter than the one in the Metric Dragster Kit. Requires a drill, coping saw, wood rasp or file, ruler, finish, and a race system, sold separately.

The kit includes the standard supplies: sandpaper, a CO2 cartridge, a pair each of standard and long screw eyes, and a sheet of Pitsco decals. In lieu of the foam blank, the Pitsco Dragster Paint Stand is included. The stand can also be used to display the finished dragster. Wheels might vary. The Race Car Book is sold separately. Requires a drill, coping saw, wood file or rasp, finish, and a race system, sold separately.

Kits and packs are available with or without the foam body blank and in balsa wood or basswood. Requires a drill, coping saw, wood file or rasp, ruler, scissors, finish, and a race system, sold separately.

Students use this kit to complete an exciting vehicle design project that culminates in a race competition, much like the Metric Dragster activity. Wide body blanks (3" x 3" x 12") allow for car designs that are closer to production-car proportions.

More emphasis can be placed on car styling and learning the industrial design process than on car performance. The activity can be a follow-up to a clay car design project (clay materials and tools sold separately).

Realistic wheels have removable hubs that can be painted. Requires a drill, coping saw, wood file or rasp, finish, and a race system, sold separately.

Prepackaged with enough kits for the entire classroom, this class pack brings the excitement of CO2 racing even where power tools are not available. Includes 32 complete Precut Dragster Kits – eight each of the four designs.

A unique reinterpretation of the CO2 dragster, these kits remove the need for power or cutting tools of any kind. Just assemble the dragsters from the laser-cut basswood parts and then glue, finish as desired, and launch!

EZ Build Dragsters are durable – they handle the same racing conditions as standard dragsters. And they provide a powerful activity for demonstrating force, motion, speed, friction, and acceleration.

EZ Build Dragsters launch on any standard CO2 race system with 4- or 8-gram cartridges and are available in four models – Zip, Zap, Zoom, and Zing – and a class pack that includes 32 complete kits, eight of each model. Screwdriver and white glue required for assembly.

You’ll cruise through this CO2-vehicle activity with our Getting Started package. It brings together all the materials needed to build 25 Custom Cruisers, plus a video, teacher’s guide, and book to help guide you and your class through the process.

Requires a drill, coping saw, wood file or rasp, finish, and a race system, sold separately.

The most affordable package we offer for starting a CO2 dragster activity, it features the EZ Build Dragster – ideal for schools that don’t have standard power or hand tools and everything you need to race!

Metric drag racing is an excellent way to motivate students while they design, construct, and race their own CO2 dragsters. This Getting Started package includes everything you need to launch your students’ program: materials to build and finish 50 student dragsters, a launching system, instructions, and the Dr. Zoon Dragster DVD Series. Requires drill, coping saw, wood file or rasp, sold separately.

This is everything you need to start an introductory dragster activity in your classroom. Features the AP Dragster Designer, which enables students to explore design, aerodynamics, friction, and other concepts.

Requires shaping tools such as a coping saw, wood shaver, and sanding stick or sandpaper, sold separately.

This air-powered vehicle kit includes a balsa wood body blank that students shape, enabling them to apply knowledge of aerodynamics, friction, and other principles. After shaping the dragster, they assemble it and launch it on the AP Dragster Launcher, an air-powered launcher.

Requires the AP Dragster Launcher; an air pump; and simple cutting, shaving, or sanding tools such as a coping saw, wood shaver, or sanding stick, sold separately.

This dragster kit launches with air power, and its laser-cut chassis parts provide a quick and easy build. Also includes a car body design sheet that students can color and cut out. Or students can design and draw their own car body and use it.

Requires the AP Dragster Launcher, an air pump, HD Bond II or similar white glue, glue stick, and scissors, sold separately.

How do you show young students the basic concepts of force and motion? Try this activity using a plastic bottle to create a racer that flies down the track and is powered by air pressure. These are fun to build, and students personalize their racers with paint, decals, or other items. Track length is 35' to 40'.

Requires no tools – just some paint or decals, sold separately, if desired.

Perfect for resupplying your AP Bottle Racer – Getting Started Package! Includes 30 of the fun AP Bottle Racer Kits, which don’t require any tools for students to build – just some paint or decals, sold separately, if desired.

Launching requires the AP Bottle Racer Launcher and a tire pump, sold separately.